Eitan Okun

Associate Professor

The Paul Feder Laboratory for Alzheimer’s disease research

The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences

Bar Ilan University

Ramat Gan

Israel

 

Education/Training

B.Sc.

2001-2003

Biology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel

 

M.Sc.

2003-2004

Immunology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel

 

Ph.D.

2004-2007

Immunology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel

 

Post-doctorate fellowship

2007-2011

Neuro-Immunology, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD, USA

 

 

Prof. Okun’s research focuses on basic and translational neuroscience. The lab develops DNA vaccination strategies to delay the progression of Alzheimer's disease using mouse models of Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome. In addition, the lab also develops biomarkers for earlier diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson’s disease. The lab also explores the mechanisms by which exercise regulates cognitive capacity and the formation of new neurons in the brain. 

 

Positions

August 2011-February 2017  Senior Lecturer, The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.

February 2017-present          Associate Professor, The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.